I recently started a position writing for The Exodus Road, a counter human trafficking organization. The work they're doing equal parts heroic and heartbreaking.
Thoughts on keeping a soft heart in a dark world.
Worth 1,000 Words
I didn't share photos from our week in Mexico last week because I didn't want to just throw up a bunch of beautiful photos without any context. So here you go.
Picking Wildflowers
There's an inner child in me who has always longed to pick wildflowers. Today I set her free.
Parents in Texas, I grieve with you.
How do I live in the dichotomy of caring well for my people and protecting those I love while also caring about the world at large?
Wrapping up 2020 like…
Seriously I don't think any of us saw 2020 coming. But when I think back on this past year, I realize I get to choose where the story goes.
Joy
Joy in 2020 seems like an oxymoron, right? But thankfully joy doesn't mean the absence of suck. Because this year has had a lot of suck.
Peace
"There is peace in the waiting. A sacred beauty in creating the pause." Peace is the focus of week two of Advent.
Hope
Is there anything we need more this year than hope? I seriously doubt it. Today we begin observing Advent, and this week we focus on hope.
Goodbye, loyal soldier.
I’m not this girl anymore. But I sure do love her (and her bowl haircut.) If only she knew how worthy of love she is just for who she is. ❤️
719 Ride. It’s a thing.
Sometimes you have an idea and you act on it and it lives a short life and then dies. And sometimes you have an idea and you act on it, and it takes on a life of its own and becomes a thing.
These Words of Mine 